Hi. Welcome. The rescue looks like a real cutie in the pics! I had a yorkie with the luxating patellas (knee cap issue). She also had a milder case that did not give her too much problem. As she became an elderly gal, she did get arthritis. She was put on Glucosamine Chondroitin when she was older, and in her last year of life pain meds to help w the arthritis. The are things you can do to help this problem. No jumping on furniture and get her some stairs to go up and down with. Keep her weight down.
You are right, bc this breed is prone to collapsing tracheas you need to use a harness when you walk her instead of a collar.
Wish you well on the adoption. Please let us know how everything works out. |